Asus has a new eSports monitor that can be overclocked to 610Hz

[Alfonso Maruccia]

In context: Players competing in eSports require fast, responsive displays to perform at their best. Manufacturers are increasingly catering to this specific audience, with high-performance monitors often coming at a premium price.

Asus recently unveiled a Full HD monitor capable of reaching a 610Hz refresh rate through overclocking. The Taiwanese manufacturer shared details about the record-breaking display on Chinese social media platform Bilibili, suggesting that the device is primarily aimed at the Asian market.

The Asus ROG XG248Q5G-P is designed for the eSports crowd, featuring a 24-inch Full HD display with a "Super" TN panel and an ultra-fast 0.1 ms response time. Its refresh rate starts at 240Hz and can be overclocked to 480Hz or even 610Hz. Connectivity options include DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1, and a standard audio jack.

The monitor supports both Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium for variable refresh rates, while color coverage is rated at 90 percent DCI-P3. Asus has also integrated its dual backlight technology to reduce motion blur and boost brightness, along with a ROG-exclusive AI feature that displays an on-screen crosshair and dynamically enhances shadow detail for better visibility in competitive games.

The ROG XG248Q5G-P monitor is expected to ship next month with an MSRP of 7,999 RMB (~$1,100). While ultra-fast monitors with 500Hz or higher refresh rates are no longer new, manufacturers are continuing to push boundaries. Samsung, for instance, has explored OLED technology to boost image quality alongside speed.

Achieving such extreme refresh rates typically requires very powerful GPU hardware, even at lower resolutions optimized for eSports. Still, in 2024, TCL showcased a 4K display capable of reaching 1,000Hz. It's unclear whether any gaming software can actually take advantage of this refresh rate – except perhaps for Doom Eternal, which runs on the highly scalable id Tech 7 engine.

In addition to the ultra-fast XG248Q5G-P, Asus also unveiled a second monitor with dual-mode, dual-resolution capabilities. The ROG XG32UCG features a 32-inch Fast IPS panel and supports either 4K at 160Hz or Full HD at 320Hz. With a 0.3ms response time, this model could theoretically be used in competitive eSports – assuming you're willing to haul around a larger display.

Asus plans to launch the XG32UCG in May with a suggested price of 3,999 RMB (~$550 USD).

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Asus has a new eSports monitor that can be overclocked to 610Hz

 

[yRaz]

How long until people stop buying faster monitors because people can't afford the graphics cards to drive them?

My eyes can't see anything past 120/144. One exception to that was a 240hz OLED I saw but I think that was more the response time of the panel than the actual refresh rate. I've seen 360hz panels that might swell be 100hz.

 

[noel24]

But why? I mean, They can can, in the name of science and progress, but for who?

 

[Anton Longshot]

My graphics card can EASILY do 70Hz and in fact does, right now.
So this amazing piece of hardware was obviously designed for ME.
Also, after I buy it (cannot afford it right now) I will MARRY it.

There's a bit of a tongue-in-cheek undertone here, sorry it's because it seems so silly.

 

[Alfonso Maruccia]

How long until people stop buying faster monitors because people can't afford the graphics cards to drive them?

My eyes can't see anything past 120/144. One exception to that was a 240hz OLED I saw but I think that was more the response time of the panel than the actual refresh rate. I've seen 360hz panels that might swell be 100hz.

Went from a TN at 144Hz to an IPS at 240Hz, I can see the difference pretty well :-D

I recently got a GeForce RTX 4080 Super GPU, too, so I can usually get very high frame rates in modern games. Playing DOOM Eternal at ~240 FPS all the time is an exhilarating experience...

 

[yRaz]

Went from a TN at 144Hz to an IPS at 240Hz, I can see the difference pretty well :-D

I recently got a GeForce RTX 4080 Super GPU, too, so I can usually get very high frame rates in modern games. Playing DOOM Eternal at ~240 FPS all the time is an exhilarating experience...

I think a problem that displays are having is that people will buy "cheap" high refresh monitors, wait a few years and then upgrade to a "highend" monitor. There are manufacturers, even quality ones, driving Panels at 144hz+ that have no business going above 60. Someone has a 144hz display that is 60hz effective and then buys a 'real' 240hz monitor that is 180-200hz effective and people start talking about how "OMG the difference is so HUGE!". People aren't seeing the difference between 144hz and 240hz, they're seeing the difference between a good display and bad display.

Seeing that 240hz OLED has made me even more certain of this. That 240hz OLED looked like looking into the window of another world. It reminded me of that scene in Futurama, "But this is HDTV, it's got better resolution than the real world". I think so much of what made that OLED so spectacular is the instant on/off of each pixel, something that LCDs can't compete with.

And I'm not trying to hate on LCD, I still haven't moved to OLED and they're still too expensive for me to willingly replace every few years from burn-in or dimming. So I am still firmly in LCD camp for the time being. The thing is, people are comparing Apples to brussel sprouts. They're moving from a bad display to a good display, not from one refresh rate to another. I also wont believe a single word of someone saying that going further than ~300hz LCD provides any benifit. If someone wants to claim anything other than OLED or microLED provides any benifit after 240hz, they should be ignored. Even on that I'm iffy. I firmly believe that LCD tapers off somewhere in the 120-140hz range. And for me, my target FPS is 75-90, anything over 100 being a bonus and anything past 120/144 is unseeable.

 

[Vanderlinde]

Above was tested, with one of the best respected gamers back in the industry. Playing beyond 244Hz makes absolutely no sense, burns power for nothing.

 

[Loadedaxe]

I wonder how many plebs buy this piece of .....

24" 1080p and a "Super TN Panel"....$1100...my oh my.

 

[disinfect8280]

Above was tested, with one of the best respected gamers back in the industry. Playing beyond 244Hz makes absolutely no sense, burns power for nothing.

TBH, they didn't test above 240Hz. With the improvement above 144Hz tapering off significantly, you could infer that I suppose.

 

[ZedRM]

Why? 240hz is around the physical limit for human eye sight, anything above that is a waste. 610hz? Complete waste. So why? Marketing? Do they think people are not smart enough to know refresh rates that high are useless?

 

[Vanderlinde]

TBH, they didn't test above 240Hz. With the improvement above 144Hz tapering off significantly, you could infer that I suppose.

Do you really think your going to get the edge with 600 FPS vs 244?

 

[Q Wales]

Pointless

 

[ZedRM]

Do you really think your going to get the edge with 600 FPS vs 244?

The answer is no. No one is super human and no one has the visual acuity enough to see any difference at all.

 

[New Day]

The answer is no. No one is super human and no one has the visual acuity enough to see any difference at all.

Clearly evolution can happen in short periods, and people have progressively experienced more complex circumstances that might lead and may have led to greater visual (as well as visual reckoning) capacity.

 

[ZedRM]

Clearly evolution can happen in short periods, and people have progressively experienced more complex circumstances that might lead and may have led to greater visual (as well as visual reckoning) capacity.

That's not how evolution works, and no one can see 600+ frames per second. No one.